# Incident 19850221017749I: Cessna 177RG, Bozeman, MT, February 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1604H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1604H-2000-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221017749I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. FOUND RUPTURED GEAR UP LINE.

## Other reports on N1604H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951228046229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951228046229I), Dec 28, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N1604H), Pottstown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated the following: "departed N10 at 11:20 a.m. heading for ukt. During land checklist, gear light showed unsafe. I recycled gear…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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